When the village alarm bell tolls,
everyone is forced to flee to the hills, believing
that high ground would protect them from the oncoming
terror that was about to befall them. Running to
the hilltop, the crowds of terrified populace were
confronted by the image of a demon that rose over
the ridge. Grasping a dead cow in its powerful maw,
Godzilla had shown the island, and the world, that
he existed.

Background

This cut scene was filmed with the intention of
replacing the, now famous, introduction of Godzilla
over the hill top. The scene was cut by special
effects guru Eiji
Tsuburaya, who felt the effect looked unconvincing.
In order to be visible, the cow would have to be
over 5 meters in contrast with Godzilla, throwing
off a sense of proportion with the title monster.
So, the shot was redone with just Godzilla coming
over the ridge, and roaring down menacingly at the
humans below. As a side note: no footage of this
scene is believed to still exist to this day, and
only very few pictures prove its existence.